Scroll tattoo ideas

1,165 photos and flash · 29% Botanical, 13% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Fine line tattoo of pink hearts and black swirling linework on the ankle, with small dots and soft grey shading around the hearts.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
Black and grey tattoo of spirals and organic tribal-like shapes wrapping around a lower leg.
Swirling black and grey leg tattoo
Black and grey drawing of a stylised phoenix with lace-like filigree wings and curling tail feathers on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Filigree phoenix design in black and grey
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Symmetrical cream line drawing of a mandala with lotus petals, scrollwork and dotted detail on a dark purple background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Cream mandala on a dark background
Flash sheet of white ink henna-style designs on a pale blue backing, including a paisley motif, lace bands and a dangling teardrop border, with no body placement shown.
White henna-style flash sheet, paisley and lace designs
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with curling scroll wings and a slim body on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling butterfly tattoo design
Pink and purple butterfly tattoo with black botanical vine scrolls and leaves across the lower back.
Butterfly and vine scrolls across the lower back
Black line drawing of a rearing unicorn with ornate swirling linework in its mane, tail and body, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Rearing unicorn with swirling mane line drawing
Black and grey dotwork drawing of ornate scissors whose handles and blades form butterfly wings, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly-winged scissors design
Brown line drawing of an ornate lotus flower with paisley-style detailing, shown as a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement visible.
Ornate lotus flower design in brown line art
Black and grey mandala tattoo with heart and flower motifs covering the back of a hand and wrist.
Mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Black line drawing of a tattoo design with curling scrolls, small dots and a solid star with an open centre, shown on a plain white background.
Swirling flourish with a star
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, acanthus scrollwork and a beaded chain, shown as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch with scrollwork design
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with curling scroll flourishes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stylised cat with swirls on upper back
Six black and white line drawings of ornate sugar skulls with floral, rose and heart patterns on a mint green background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Six sugar skull designs on mint green
Close photo of a fine line black swirl tattoo with two curled ends and a looped top, placed on the inner side of an ankle.
Black line swirl tattoo on ankle
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm
Black lace-style floral tattoo with leaves and flowers running down the outer thigh, shown in a close photograph of healed skin.
Black lace-style floral tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash design of a large owl with a scroll banner and roses behind it, drawn in black linework on a tan background.
Owl with roses and scroll banners
Two black fine line scroll and vine tattoos sit on the tops of bare feet, one on each foot, with pale pink toenails and a red fabric background.
Matching scroll vine tattoos on two feet
Colour tattoo on a limb of the red Rebel Alliance starbird emblem with two orange banners reading Rebel and Scum, in a traditional style.
Rebel Alliance emblem with Rebel Scum banners
Black ink drawing of a sitting cat filled with ornamental tribal patterns on a cream background, suited to a blackwork tattoo design.
Sitting cat in tribal patterns
Flash design of a lion head in profile, filled with swirling tan, rust, slate blue, olive and brown linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Swirling lion head design
Black fine line triskele tattoo with ornamental scrollwork on the upper back below the neck, in a black and grey photograph.
Triskele tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism raven with thistle stems and a Latin scroll tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder, with a small red line accent.
Raven and thistles across chest and shoulder
Colour tattoo of a red heart with a yellow rose, blue flower, green leaves and two sonic screwdrivers over scroll banners, in a neo-traditional style on the upper back.
Heart, rose and sonic screwdrivers on back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby and white cat with green eyes, framed by purple scrolls and an orange wash, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with purple scrolls
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with curling vines, small flowers, a pocket watch on a chain with a key, and the script words Life is what you make of it.
Vine, flowers and pocket watch design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face split down the middle, with one side as a realistic eye and the other as a decorated sugar skull with scrollwork.
Half woman, half sugar skull portrait
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with floral patterns, scrollwork and an eye in a triangle, shown on the upper leg.
Sugar skull with floral detail on a limb
Two black line-art floral swirl designs with leaves and curling scrolls on a white background, drawn as tattoo flash.
Two floral swirl designs in black line
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
Black and white lettering design reading Harley-Davidson with a B and D emblem, a ribbon banner and ornate spires, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Harley-Davidson lettering with ribbon and emblem
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo covering the scalp of a shaved head, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Mandala tattoo across a shaved head
Close-up photograph of a fine line purple tattoo of a looping swirl flourish on skin.
Purple swirl flourish tattoo close-up
Traditional style tattoo of a corked bottle holding a scroll with a red heart, flanked by two red roses with green leaves, on the arm.
Message in a bottle with roses
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover with filigree swirls and small clover motifs, shown on white paper.
Ornate four-leaf clover design
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose, a small bird and leaves above a banner reading Mom and Dad, on the side of the ribs.
Rose, bird and Mom and Dad banner on the side
Flash sheet of lily and blossom tattoo designs with scroll swirls, some in pink, orange and purple and others in grey pencil and ink, with no body placement shown.
Lily and blossom flash sheet with swirls
Close view of a gold botanical vine tattoo with curling tendrils and leaves across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gold vine tattoo on upper back
Pencil drawing of a lotus flower with flames or smoke curling above it, surrounded by scrolls and smaller lotus blooms, shown as a tattoo design on a cardboard background.
Lotus flower with smoke swirls design
Digital flash design of a rainbow butterfly, outlined and filled stars and black swirling linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and stars design with swirls
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a quill over a scroll reading Dear John, with a red rose, black feathers and a heart envelope.
Quill, scroll and rose flash design